Improvement in compound railroad-rails



M.. FEELEY.

COMPOUND RAILROAD RAIL.

Patented May 9, 1876.

UNIT D STATES PATENT QFFICE.

MICHAEL FEELEY,-OF PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND.

IMPROVEMENT IN COMPOUND RAILROAD-RAILS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 177,232, dated May 9, 1876; application filed I February 5, 187 6.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, MICHAEL FEELEY, of the city of Providence, in the county of Providence and State of Rhode Island, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Railroad-Rails; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and'use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to theletters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention consists, mainly, in the combination of a railroad-rail, of ordinary or other proper construction, with av continuous baseplate or bedpiece and a removable securingstrip, the construction being such that the rail, when in place, is securely held by the baseplate and strip, as will be fully described hereinafter.

In the drawings, Figure 1 represents a per-- speetive view of the several parts when united for use, and Fig. 2 a sectional elevation of the same. v

To enable others skilled in the art to make and use my invention, I will'now proceed to describe fully its construction and manner of operation. 7

A represents the baseplate, constructed,

I generally, in any proper form, and of any suitable material, but. essentially provided below with a proper bearing-surface, a, and above with a recess, a and strip or projec tion a having the inclined face a as shown, the latter being adapted to lit one side of the foot of the rail, as shown. B represents an elastic packing formed of any suitable substance, which lies upon the bottom of the 0 represents the rail, of

recess, as shown. any proper construction, having its foot adapted to rest in the recess andproject beneaththe overhanging edge of the bed, as shown.

The recess of the bed and the foot of the rail, it will be observed, are relatively soconby means of which the strip is removably at tached to the base-plate.-

The manner of using my invention is as follows: The base-plate or bed-piece is laid down in continuous lines, extending the length of the road, either upon sleepers or other suitable foundations, and is properly secured thereto by any approved means. The packing is put in position and the rails placed upon it, either in long or short sections, as may be desired or is most convenient, care being taken, of course, to break joint with the bed-piece.v The securing-strip is then bolted to its place, care being taken also with this to break joint with the other parts, when the whole is ready for use.

The advantages of this construction will be readily understood. The rail is practically continuous, and all the evils incidental to a sectional rail are avoided. The elastic packing, in connection with the continuous bed, serves to obviate the jar and vibration incidental to other rails, and to furnish a perfectly smooth and elastic surface for the rolling stock. By means of the recess, also, in the bed-piece the rail is held against-movement in a lateral direction, so that the securing strip, which prevents movement in a vertical direction is, in a measure, relieved from this strain. Short rails may be employed as well as long ones, and when a part becomes worn or injured it may be readily removed without interieringwith the permanent fastenings of the bed. The rail also possesses great advantages in regard to the matter of safety, it being so securely held that it cannot readily be broken or leave its place.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

In combination with the rail, the bed-piece A, having the recess or adapted to hold the rail against lateral movement, and the extended securing-strip D,-adapted to preveit movement in'a vertical direction, the rail, bedpiece, and securing-strip all breaking joint, as described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own'I afljx my signature in presence of two witnesses.

MIOH AEL' FEEL Y Witnesses H. H. DUDLEY, JAMES NIcHs. CALLAN. 

